Employer of Record is lawful in Romania only through a licensed route. Romania has no EOR statute; the regime that fits is the temporary work agent (agent de muncă temporară) of Labour Code arts. 88-102: an entity authorised by the Ministry of Labour, with a financial guarantee, placing a worker with a client for a task of a temporary nature. A mission may last 24 months, with extensions up to 36 in total (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07). Romanian law firms we found don’t write about EOR.
Cost has two layers. Employer contributions are 2.25% of gross, with no ceiling: RON 5,400 on a RON 240,000 salary (PwC, checked 2026-10-07). The EOR fee comes on top: list prices in our table run from $99 to $699 per month.
What sets Romania apart is a public register. The Ministry of Labour’s national register of authorised temporary work agents, as of 2026-09-30, lists four of the 19 providers by name: Remote, Pebl, G-P and Boundless (mmuncii.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07). The others are not found by name or tax ID, a limit of a name search, not a finding of non-compliance.
An Employer of Record suits a hire you direct, an EU, EEA or Swiss national, within the 36-month mission cap. A non-EU hire raises a separate question: who files the visa. An independent specialist can work as a contractor; see also paying contractors in Romania.
Employing someone in Romania: key facts
Romania sets one national minimum wage and one employer contribution of 2.25% of gross. Notice, probation and overtime follow the Labour Code. Everything below is statutory unless marked as a press or law-firm source.
Minimum wage
National rate, no regional rates. Higher sector rates exist for some sectors, such as construction, and do not apply to office or IT work. The rate is also the floor for a temporary work contract (Labour Code art. 96(2)) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Government Decision 146/2026 per startupcafe.ro, checked 2026-10-07
We did not open the decision text; the number and the hourly figure come from press coverage, and Eurostat shows RON 4,325 for 2026-S2.
National minimum gross wage, RON per month, in force on 31 December each year. Source: Eurostat and press coverage of the government decisions, checked 2026-10-07.
Employer contributions
The employer pays one contribution. The employee’s contributions and income tax are withheld from gross and are not employer cost (PwC, checked 2026-10-07).
Special or difficult working conditions only, not office or IT
same
CAM replaced the earlier employer contributions (unemployment, sick-leave fund, work-accident insurance, wage-claims guarantee fund) on 2018-01-01 under OUG 79/2017 (anaf.ro, checked 2026-10-07). We found no change to the employer rate in 2021-2026, so there is no history chart.
Not in the 2.25%: the disability quota (employers with 50 or more employees must employ 4% disabled persons or pay a levy) and employer-paid sick-pay days. We did not confirm the employer’s share of sick pay.
The Fiscal Code article behind CAM (art. 220^3) was not opened; the rate is from PwC and ANAF guides.
Working hours and overtime
Standard week: 40 hours, 8 a day. Maximum 48 hours a week including overtime, averaged over 4 months, no opt-out (Labour Code arts. 112(1), 114) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Weekly rest: 48 consecutive hours, usually Saturday and Sunday.
Overtime needs the employee’s consent, except force majeure or urgent accident-prevention work (art. 120(2)) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Overtime pay: paid time off within the following 90 days, otherwise a premium of at least 75% of base salary (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07). A copy of the Code labelled 2020 says 60 days; we did not read the amended article.
Annual leave and public holidays
Annual leave: at least 20 working days; the contract sets the actual length. Public holidays and paid days off under a collective agreement are not counted in it (art. 145) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Public holidays: 17 legal days off a year (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07). In 2026 the list is 1-2 Jan, 6-7 Jan, 24 Jan, 10 Apr (Good Friday), 12-13 Apr (Orthodox Easter), 1 May, 31 May (Pentecost), 1 Jun, 15 Aug, 30 Nov, 1 Dec and 25-26 Dec (capital.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Five of those dates fall on weekends in 2026 (24 Jan, 12 Apr, 31 May, 15 Aug, 26 Dec), so 17 counts entries, not working days lost. The calendar is a press source; Labour Code art. 139 was not opened.
Probation
Up to 90 calendar days for execution positions and 120 for management positions. Either side may end it by written notice, with no notice period or reasons (art. 31) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
No new probation if the same employer rehires the person for the same job within 12 months (EY Romania, checked 2026-10-07).
A temporary work contract has shorter caps (art. 97):
Contract length
Probation cap
Up to 1 month
2 working days
1 to 3 months
5 days
3 to 6 months
15 days
Over 6 months
20 days
Over 6 months, managers
30 days
Notice and severance
Employer notice: at least 20 working days when the employer dismisses for reasons unrelated to the person (arts. 61, 65-66, 75(1)). No notice during probation. DLA Piper states payment in lieu of notice is not permitted, citing High Court precedent (legeaz.net, DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07).
Employee resignation notice: as agreed, at most 20 working days for execution roles and 45 for management (art. 81(4)). We read art. 81 in the 2020 copy and did not check later amendments.
Severance: none by statute for individual dismissal; payments exist only if the individual contract or the collective agreement provides them (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07).
A temporary worker dismissed before the end of a mission for non-disciplinary reasons gets the ordinary dismissal protections (art. 100). Collective dismissal rules were not read.
13th salary and bonuses
Not confirmed. We found no Labour Code provision and no law-firm or official source on a statutory 13th salary, so we do not state one.
Mandatory benefits
No universal employer-paid benefits in the Labour Code beyond contributions; state pension and health cover run through the employee’s CAS and CASS (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07).
Sick leave: the employer pays the first days and the health insurance fund the rest. The employer’s share and rates were not confirmed.
Meal vouchers are optional.
Work permits
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens need no work permit; registration applies for stays over 3 months (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07).
Non-EU nationals: from 2026-08-08 all work visas go through the WorkinRomania.gov.ro platform under OUG 32/2026 (igi.mai.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Highly qualified workers and EU Blue Card holders (D/AM1 long-stay visa): the employer files a single request itself, with a contract of at least 6 months or indefinite, registered in REGES-Online, a salary at least the average gross wage and a labour-office certificate that no local worker is available.
Permanent, seasonal and cross-border workers (D/AM2): through a licensed placement agency or an authorised employer, only for occupations on the shortage list.
A temporary work agency cannot hire non-EU workers for the benefit of user companies under the authorised-employer route (OUG 32/2026 art. 11(5), art. 18(l)).
Currency and payroll
RON. Salary is paid at least once a month, on the date set in the contract, and bank transfer is allowed (art. 166(1)) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07). The employer files the monthly payroll declaration D112 and pays contributions and withholding tax by the 25th of the following month (PwC, checked 2026-10-07). National Bank of Romania rate on 2026-10-06: 1 USD = 4.7616 RON (bnr.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Is Employer of Record legal in Romania?
Restricted. Romania has no EOR statute. The one lawful way for a third party to employ people who work under another company’s direction is the temporary work agent regime of Labour Code arts. 88-102: an entity authorised by the Ministry of Labour that employs the worker and places them with the client for a precise, temporary task (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07). We found no Romanian law-firm source that discusses EOR as such, or the consequences of running the model without authorisation, so the verdict is a reading of the Code. We read arts. 88-102 in a copy labelled 2020 and in a Labour Inspectorate summary; the current consolidated text could not be opened. See also the Employer of Record glossary entry.
The rules that matter to a client:
Authorisation. The Ministry of Labour authorises, on a proposal from the territorial payments and social inspection agencies (AJPIS). Conditions under Government Decision 1256/2011, as summarised by the Labour Inspectorate: a legal entity whose main object is temporary staffing, no debts to state or local budgets, no labour, commercial or tax contraventions in the previous 24 months, and a financial guarantee at a Romanian bank equal to 25 national gross minimum wages plus contributions. At RON 4,325 the wage part alone is RON 108,125 (our arithmetic). No fee; a decision within 30 days; valid 2 years, renewable (inspectiamuncii.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Register. Authorised agents are entered in the Ministry’s national register; the March 2026 edition is at mmuncii.gov.ro, and the one we used is dated 2026-09-30.
Duration. Use only for a precise task of a temporary nature, never to replace an employee on strike. A mission may be set for at most 24 months; successive extensions may not bring the total above 36 months (arts. 89-90, 93). One contract can cover several missions only within the same 36-month cap; the agent may instead keep the worker on an open-ended contract between missions (art. 95) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07). The law does not say what happens when the 36 months run out.
Equal treatment. Pay for a mission may not be lower than that of the client’s employee doing the same or similar work, and the worker has access to the client’s services and facilities on the same terms (art. 92). The client’s internal regulation and collective agreement apply during the mission (art. 101). A clause banning the client from hiring the worker after the mission is void (art. 91) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Contract. A written employment contract between agent and worker; the agent pays salary and all taxes and contributions and may not charge the worker a fee (arts. 94, 96, 102). It is registered in REGES-Online no later than the working day before work starts (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Foreign providers. The regime requires a legal entity constituted under Romanian law. We found no provision that lets an agency from another EU state place workers with a Romanian client without a Romanian authorisation, and none that forbids it. Treat a foreign EOR with no Romanian licensed entity as unconfirmed, not as lawful.
Non-EU workers. OUG 32/2026 bars an employer authorised on the D/AM2 route from hiring foreigners for other employers, with a fine of RON 5,000-10,000 per placed foreigner. The ordinance does not name the temporary work agent and does not repeal arts. 88-102. Whether a licensed agency may be the applicant for a D/AM1 or EU Blue Card hire placed with a client was not found addressed. We did not read the law approving the ordinance, which Parliament amended after the Senate vote (igi.mai.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Contractor structures. DLA Piper notes that independent contractor arrangements risk being reclassified as employment (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07).
Risks the client carries:
Joint payment liability, even with a licensed agent. If the agent does not pay wages, taxes and contributions within 15 calendar days after they fall due, the client must pay them on the worker’s request and takes over the worker’s claim against the agent (art. 96(4)-(5)) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Workplace conditions. During the mission the client is responsible for working conditions and health and safety, and must tell the agent at once of any work accident or occupational illness (arts. 92(2), 98) (legeaz.net, checked 2026-10-07).
Fine for work without a contract. Receiving a person to work without an individual employment contract is fined RON 40,000 per person since 2025-12-18 (Law 239/2025), with a cap of RON 1,000,000 on the total fines for one employer (inspectiamuncii.ro, checked 2026-10-07). We found no source saying it would be applied to the client of an EOR that is not on the register; it is the general sanction for work without a contract.
Registration exposure for employers of non-EU nationals. A recent sanction under Labour Code art. 260(1)(e) or (e^1), or arts. 264-265, blocks registration on the WorkinRomania platform; contraventions under the ordinance run to RON 15,000-40,000 for employers (igi.mai.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
We compared 19 providers with the Ministry of Labour’s national register of authorised temporary work agents (state at 2026-09-30, published 2026-10-05), by name and by tax ID (CUI) of each Romanian company we found. Four are in it. We read the register as a text copy of the PDF, with table rows split over several lines, so check permit dates against the original. “Not found by name or tax ID” is not non-compliance: a vendor may use a differently named entity or a partner. Company details beyond the register come from free mirrors of the trade register (ONRC), where the owner is hidden, so a company is tied to a vendor by name only.
Says “at Remote, we own our own legal entity in Romania” (remote.com). Its Local Terms name Remote Technology RO SRL, reg. no. 43311990, and say it “will assign its Employees to the specific tasks requested by You”. In the register (item 98, same CUI); latest renewal valid to 2027-01-10. A registry mirror shows CAEN 7820, temporary employment agency activities
Velocity Global Romania SRL, the brand’s former name (Velocity Global is now Pebl), is in the register (item 105, CUI 44274903); latest renewal valid to 2027-08-23. We found no Romania page on the vendor’s site
Says “We act as the legal employer on your behalf” (globalization-partners.com), naming no entity. Globalization Partners RO SRL is in the register (item 133, CUI 45221400); the register lists its latest renewal as valid to 2026-10-26
Its own blog says “In Romania, it operates through its licensed local temporary work agency” and “No separate EOR licence exists” (boundlesshq.com). Boundless Payroll RO SRL is in the register (item 156, CUI 46853928); latest renewal valid to 2027-07-17
Says “Multiplier operates owned entities in 160+ countries, including Romania” (usemultiplier.com). A registry mirror lists Multiplier Technologies MTR S.R.L., CUI 45280547, CAEN 7820 (temporary employment agency activities); it is not in the temporary work agents register, in the 2025-12-31 or 2026-09-30 editions. We draw no conclusion on how Multiplier structures the employer role
Says “Skuad acts as the legal employer in Romania through its own licensed entity” (skuad.io); no entity named. Not in the register, and the mirrors show no Skuad company
Says “your new employee will be properly employed through our entity” (nativeteams.com); no entity named. Not in the register. Native Teams S.R.L., CUI 45445343, CAEN 6210, is on a registry mirror, tied to the vendor by name only
Lists Romania under “Where we operate indirectly”, with support delivered “through trusted local partners”, none named (rivermate.com). Not in the register under its name
Romania page says only “Deel’s best-in-class Employer of Record setup”. Not in the register by name or CUI. Registry mirrors list Letsdeel Romania S.R.L. (CUI 44371914, CAEN 5829) and Deel Advanced IT&C S.R.L. (CUI 47071814, CAEN 7020); the vendor doesn’t state either as its employer
Romania page says “the EOR becomes the legal employer, runs payroll in Romanian leu through ANAF”, about EORs in general; no entity named. Not in the register
Guide says “RemoFirst will hire and pay your employee on your behalf while you manage their daily duties”; no entity named. Not in the register or the mirrors
Romania page makes no entity statement. A Romanian SRL named Oyster HR S.R.L. (CUI 43307301, CAEN 7020) is registered; the vendor doesn’t state it. Not in the register
Romania page is a labour-law reference naming no entity; its pricing page says “Owned and operated entities in 160+ countries”, with no country list. Not in the register
Help article lists Romania among its EOR countries and says “Justworks acts as the local entity and directly employs the individual”, in general terms. A Romanian SRL named Justworks Global Ventures Romania S.R.L. (CUI 51726998), registered 2025-05-06, is on a mirror; the vendor doesn’t state it. Not in the register
Romania page says “the EOR can employ the workers a company needs and lease them to that company”, about EORs in general. A Romanian SRL named Safeguard Global RO S.R.L. (CUI 43496952, CAEN 6220) is registered; the vendor doesn’t state it. Not in the register
Its Romania page, seen only in search results (the site returned an error), has no entity statement we could read. Not in the register; no matching company on the mirrors
Not available
All checked 2026-10-07. “Own entity (in register)” means the Romanian company is in the Ministry’s register of temporary work agents; “Own entity (vendor says)” rests on the vendor’s own statement, with no register entry found. Rippling is not in the table: its country catalog lists Romania under contractors only, with no employee link, so we conclude it offers no EOR in Romania; that is a reading of the catalog, not a vendor statement.
Own entity counts a register entry (Remote, Pebl, G-P, Boundless) or the vendor’s own statement (Multiplier, Skuad, Native Teams); only Rivermate names a partner model. Source: vendor country pages, Ministry of Labour register as of 2026-09-30, trade-register mirrors, checked 2026-10-07.
Eleven of the 19 don’t say who the Romanian employer is, and one works through an unnamed partner. That matters because the register is the only public sign we found of the authorisation Romanian law asks for, and seven providers say or show they have their own entity while three of them are not in it. Before signing, ask: “Which Romanian company signs my employee’s contract, under which Ministry of Labour authorisation number, and what happens when the mission reaches 36 months?”
How to choose an EOR in Romania
Want a visible legal basis? Remote, Pebl, G-P and Boundless are the four in the register. Of them, Remote also names its Romanian entity in its contract terms and says it owns it; Boundless describes its route as a licensed local temporary work agency. Ask whichever you shortlist for the current authorisation number, because we read the register as of 2026-09-30 only.
Hiring a non-EU national who needs a work visa? Two routes differ. For D/AM2, an authorised employer may not hire foreigners for other employers, fine RON 5,000-10,000 per person. For D/AM1 or the EU Blue Card the employer files the request itself, and we found no rule that bars an agency. Ask the provider in writing who the applicant would be and under which route. Skuad’s page puts onboarding at two to four weeks for EU nationals, and Borderless AI’s sample timeline runs about 45-50 days with a work permit step (vendor claims).
Expect to keep the hire for more than three years? The 36-month cap applies to a mission, and the law does not say what follows. The agent may keep the worker on an open-ended contract between missions, and the worker may sign directly with the client after a mission (art. 99). Ask how the provider structures a long hire, or weigh your own entity.
Price against completeness? Among prices on a Romanian page, Skuad is lowest at $249 per month, then Deel from $599 and Remote $699. Of the four in the register, Boundless lists from $199, Pebl $399, G-P from $599 and Remote $699 (global list prices except Remote). Price tells you nothing about the legal basis; compare it after you have the answer to the question above.
A 12-year EOR (rebranded from Velocity Global in 2025) with a large G2 review base and analyst recognition across 185+ countries, but thin transparency on entity ownership and pricing.
7.8/10
★ 4.6 · 603 reviews
EOR price
$399/mo per employee
Coverage
185+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: 'as little as 24 hours', no entity needed
Certifications
SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, GDPR
Support
Vendor claim: guidance available any time, in-house experts
What stands out
12-year track record (est. 2014) with $1B in annual global payroll processed and 200+ in-house legal experts
SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified; states GDPR-principle compliance
Large, strongly rated G2 footprint: 4.6/5 from 597 reviews
Not a fit for
buyers needing a true Contractor-of-Record product, not general contractor management
teams that require a fully disclosed owned-vs-partner entity count before signing
The oldest, most analyst-recognized EOR (founded 2012) — deepest certification stack and widest documented country footprint, but no owned-entity disclosure or dedicated Contractor of Record product.
8.3/10
★ 4.4
EOR price
From $599/mo per employee
Coverage
180+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: 'hire anywhere in minutes'; no SLA published
A Dublin-based EOR/AOR platform, now part of Payoneer Workforce Management, with transparent published pricing and a rare public refusal to operate in Spain — but thin entity disclosure and reviews.
7.0/10
★ 4.8 · 28 reviews
EOR price
From $199/mo per employee
Coverage
110+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: hire "within a few days"; no SLA published
Support
Avg response <1hr, resolution <1 day; no 24/7 claim
What stands out
Published, comparatively low EOR starting price ($199/€175/£149 per employee/month) with no setup fees
Only vendor reviewed that publicly refuses EOR in Spain and explains the legal reasoning
Confirmed direct-licence or entity registration in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK
Not a fit for
buyers needing documented owned-vs-partner entity status in every target market
teams wanting a dedicated Contractor-of-Record product — Boundless's AOR keeps contractors self-employed
A global employment specialist with EOR in 150+ countries on an owned-entity network, a dedicated Contractor of Record, global payroll and published flat pricing — strong for compliant hiring across many markets with transparent EOR/contractor costs.
8.4/10
★ 4.7 · 2168 reviews
EOR price
Starting at $400 per month
Coverage
150+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: onboard global hires in 24 hours; compliant contract in 5 minutes (not an SLA)
Certifications
SOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001:2022
What stands out
EOR live in 150+ countries on an owned-entity network
dedicated Contractor of Record (classification, contracts, tax, payments)
published flat pricing for EOR ($400) and contractors ($40), no minimum headcount
Not a fit for
buyers needing an all-in-one HR/IT/Finance suite beyond global employment
buyers who require published global-payroll list pricing up front
Why it fitsSays it has owned entities including Romania; Multiplier Technologies MTR SRL wasn't found in the agents register by name or tax ID. Core $459/month, global.
A global hiring platform (now a Payoneer company) covering 160+ countries across EOR, Agent of Record and contractor management, with rare published starting prices — strong for buyers who want transparent entry pricing and broad coverage in one tool.
8.0/10
★ 4.6 · 312 reviews
EOR price
Starting from $199 per employee/month
Coverage
160+ countries
Time to hire
Not publicly stated
What stands out
broad coverage: 160+ countries for EOR and contractors
published starting prices (EOR $199, AOR $99, CMS $19 per month)
payroll in 70 currencies
Not a fit for
buyers who require named security certifications (SOC 2/ISO 27001) published before purchase
buyers needing a dedicated Contractor of Record product
Why it fitsSays it acts as legal employer through its own licensed entity, unnamed; not found in the agents register. From $249/month on its Romania page.
A work-and-payments platform that combines EOR, a dedicated Contractor of Record product, contractor payments and global payroll across 95+ countries, with unusually transparent published 'starts at' pricing for a global-employment vendor.
7.9/10
★ 4.7 · 367 reviews
EOR price
Starts at $99/per employee per month
Coverage
95+ countries
Time to hire
Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only)
Certifications
GDPR, SOC 2, ISO, PCI DSS
What stands out
EOR, Contractor of Record, contractor pay and global payroll on one platform
transparent published 'starts at' pricing ($19-$149/mo) — rare among EOR vendors
dedicated CoR product in which Native Teams is the contracting party for the contractor, which reduces misclassification risk
Not a fit for
buyers needing a named, audited certification set (specific ISO 27001 / SOC 2 type)
A young but fast-growing global-employment platform (180+ countries) with a real owned-entity core (38 entities), transparent flat pricing and standout human support. Best for SMBs — especially European — that value hands-on support and predictable pricing over deep automation.
7.6/10
★ 4.4 · 391 reviews
EOR price
From ~€299 per employee/month (varies by country/headcount)
Coverage
180+ countries
Entity model
38 owned
Time to hire
Vendor claim: ~48 hours in standard markets, same-day in some; longer in complex jurisdictions
Certifications
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Support
24/7
What stands out
Broad 180+ country reach with a real owned-entity core (38 entities), not pure-partner
Transparent flat pricing; no setup/offboarding fees or annual lock-in
Fast onboarding (~48h standard) and strongly-rated 24/7 human support
Not a fit for
enterprises needing deep HRIS/finance integrations and advanced analytics
Why it fitsRomania page names no entity; a Romanian SRL named Letsdeel is registered, role unconfirmed. Management fee from $599/month on its Romania page.
A transparently-priced EOR and contractor platform with broad 180+ country coverage and unusually strong Africa/Middle East reach. Best for cost-conscious SMBs that want published prices and hands-on support over deep automation.
7.6/10
★ 4.7 · 209 reviews
EOR price
$399 per employee/month (no minimum)
Coverage
180+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: EOR onboarding in 2-5 days; compliant contract generated in ~5 minutes
Certifications
SOC 2, GDPR
Support
24/5
What stands out
Transparent flat pricing: EOR $399/employee/mo, contractor $35/contractor/mo, no onboarding/offboarding fees
Broad 180+ country coverage with strong Africa/MENA reach
Fast self-claimed onboarding (2-5 days) and well-reviewed dedicated CSM/ESM support
Not a fit for
enterprises needing deep HRIS/finance integrations
buyers needing a dedicated Contractor of Record product
A profitable, VC-free global-employment company that rebranded from Horizons in 2026, with strong G2/Capterra scores — but a split brand identity and no disclosed owned-vs-partner entity count.
7.8/10
★ 4.6 · 495 reviews
EOR price
From $199/mo per employee
Coverage
150+ countries
Time to hire
Local contracts in 24-48 hrs; up to 2-4 weeks elsewhere
Certifications
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Support
Business hours; avg response <2hrs (top tier)
What stands out
Founded 2018 and profitable without VC funding - a longer, more stable track record than several younger rivals
Consistently high G2 (4.7/334) and Capterra (4.9/72) scores
Widest product range reviewed here: EOR, COR, contractor management, global payroll, US PEO, recruitment, incorporation
Not a fit for
buyers wanting a single, unchanging brand name and URL for contracts
teams that require a disclosed, numeric owned-vs-partner entity split before signing
A budget-friendly, transparently-priced EOR with broad headline coverage (185+ countries) and a free contractor-management tier. Strongest for cost-conscious teams that want published prices up front rather than a sales quote.
7.8/10
★ 4.4 · 440 reviews
EOR price
Starts at $199 per employee/month
Coverage
185+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: 1-3 days in most locations once documentation and contracts are approved
Certifications
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Support
24/5 customer support; 24/7 for hiring managers and global employees
What stands out
Transparent published pricing: EOR from $199/employee/month, free contractor tier, $25/mo premium contractor tier
Broad headline coverage: EOR in 185+ countries, contractors in 150+, visas/work permits in 110+
Stated no setup fees, minimum contracts or termination fees
Not a fit for
buyers needing a dedicated Contractor of Record product
enterprises requiring extensive compliance attestations beyond ISO 27001 / SOC 2 Type II
A global HR and payroll platform with a notable focus on the Middle East, Africa and other emerging markets. RemotePass covers EOR, a dedicated Contractor of Record, contractor management and local payroll across 150 countries, and is one of the few in this set to publish list pricing.
7.9/10
★ 4.4 · 804 reviews
EOR price
Starting at $349/mo per employee (includes tax)
Coverage
150+ countries
Time to hire
Onboard new team members within days
Certifications
SOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
What stands out
dedicated Contractor of Record that explicitly addresses worker-misclassification risk
published per-seat pricing for EOR ($349), CoR ($299), Local Payroll ($15) and Contractors ($39)
strong MENA/emerging-markets coverage incl. KSA and UAE, with visa sponsorship and relocation
Not a fit for
buyers needing the very broadest country footprint
buyers requiring ISO 27001 or SOC 1 attestations stated up front
A young (2023) AI-native EOR with transparent flat pricing across EOR, contractor management and payroll — but unverifiable country-ownership claims and a thinner track record than established rivals.
A long-running (2015) direct-entity EOR — broadest owned-entity claim (160+ countries), a capped misclassification-protection AOR product, but no Contractor of Record and thin independent review volume.
7.7/10
★ 4.2 · 101 reviews
EOR price
From $599/mo per employee
Coverage
160+ countries
Entity model
no partners
Time to hire
Vendor claims conflict: 'days' vs '2 weeks'; no SLA
Certifications
ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, GDPR
Support
24-hour support team (vendor claim); 15+ languages
What stands out
160+ countries with owned legal entities and no third-party partners — the widest such claim reviewed
Transparent, publicly listed pricing for both EOR ($599/employee/month) and AOR ($199/contractor/month)
AOR ships with a capped, quantified Classification Protection benefit ($100k/contractor/month, $1M aggregate per client)
Not a fit for
buyers needing a true Contractor-of-Record product, not an authorized-agent AOR
companies with their own local entities needing standalone global payroll
Primarily a US PEO and payroll platform — audited (SOC 1/2, ESAC, IRS CPEO) — with a newer, smaller EOR product covering 43 documented countries at a flat $599/employee/month.
One of the oldest players in the category (payroll since 2008, EOR since 2009/2010) — a large logo base and solid ratings, but no published pricing and a mixed entity model.
7.5/10
★ 4.2 · 141 reviews
EOR price
On request
Coverage
187+ countries
Time to hire
Vendor claim: 2 days once accepted; 1-2 weeks standard
Certifications
GDPR
What stands out
Founded 2008, among the longest-operating vendors in the category; still led by founder/CEO Bjorn Reynolds
1,500+ organizations served, and independently registry-confirmed owned entities in at least Spain and Singapore
NelsonHall NEAT 2025 Leader (Global EOR services) and a G2 Fall 2026 Leader badge for Contractor Management
Not a fit for
buyers who want to compare EOR pricing without a sales call
teams that need one uniform, publicly-verifiable owned-entity story across every country
A payroll- and payments-led global workforce platform for enterprises, with EOR and global payroll across 160+ countries and a published 'from $599/mo per employee' EOR price — strongest when payroll depth, payments control and pricing transparency matter.
8.2/10
★ 4.3 · 154 reviews
EOR price
From $599/mo per employee
Coverage
160+ countries
Entity model
40 owned
Time to hire
Vendor claim: bulk onboarding of up to 1,000 EOR workers at one time; no per-worker time SLA stated
Certifications
ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II
What stands out
EOR and global payroll across 160+ countries
published EOR price (from $599/mo per employee) plus tiered payroll pricing — unusually transparent for the category
owns/operates EOR entities in 40 countries and contractor (AOR) entities in 180
Not a fit for
buyers who require EOR via the provider's own entity in most countries (only 40 are owned/operated)
those needing a dedicated Contractor-of-Record product
buyers who require EOR via the provider's own entity in most countries (only 40 are owned/operated)
What it costs to employ someone in Romania through an EOR
The EOR is a large-payroll employer, with an office or IT employee on an ordinary open-ended contract in normal working conditions. Gross pay is RON 20,000 and RON 40,000 a month, about USD 50,000 and USD 100,000 a year at the National Bank of Romania rate of 1 USD = 4.7616 RON on 2026-10-06 (bnr.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Employer statutory contribution only, before the EOR’s own fee. The work insurance contribution has no ceiling. Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, checked 2026-10-07.
Gross salary
Employer statutory cost
Share of gross
Components
RON 240,000
RON 5,400 (RON 450 a month)
2.25%
Work insurance contribution (CAM) 2.25% x 240,000 = 5,400
RON 480,000
RON 10,800 (RON 900 a month)
2.25%
Work insurance contribution (CAM) 2.25% x 480,000 = 10,800
The employer rate was 2.25% in every year 2021-2026, so a history chart would show a flat line. The end of the IT income-tax exemption in 2025 changed the employee’s net pay, not the employer’s cost.
Not included: the disability quota levy for employers with 50 or more employees, employer-paid sick-pay days, meal vouchers and other optional benefits, and the EOR fee. Employee CAS 25%, CASS 10% and income tax 10% are withheld from gross and are not employer cost. There is no confirmed 13th salary to add.
The EOR’s own fee comes on top. Three vendors show a price on a Romanian page: Skuad from $249 per month, Deel from $599 (management fee) and Remote $699. Global list prices, where no Romanian figure exists, run from $99 (Native Teams) to $699 (Oyster) per month; the per-vendor figures are in the table above. Justworks, Safeguard Global and Papaya Global publish none that we could find.
Multiplier says “There are no per-payroll charges, no setup fees, and no variable pricing based on salary level” (usemultiplier.com, checked 2026-10-07).
For every other vendor, setup fee, deposit, minimum term and termination fee are not published for Romania. Treat a blank as unpublished, not zero.
When you don’t need an EOR
A role that is employment should not be relabelled as a contract. A mission may last at most 24 months, 36 with extensions (Labour Code art. 90). For a non-EU hire, an authorised employer on the D/AM2 route may not hire for other employers; for D/AM1 and the Blue Card no bar on agencies was found. Source: legeaz.net, OUG 32/2026, checked 2026-10-07.
A genuinely independent contractor. If the person sets their own hours and tools and can serve other clients, a contract is closer to the real relationship. See how to pay contractors in Romania and our hiring guide. DLA Piper notes that independent contractor arrangements risk being reclassified as employment (DLA Piper, checked 2026-10-07). See contractor misclassification.
Your own Romanian entity. The route to weigh when the hire will outlast the 36-month mission cap. Vendor estimates for setting one up differ: Skuad’s page puts registration of an SRL at RON 78,690 to RON 131,150 and 3-6 months (skuad.io), while Playroll’s guide shows an entity setup time of 4-8 weeks (playroll.com, checked 2026-10-07). These are vendor figures, not ours.
What changed in 2026
2025-01-01: the income-tax exemption for IT employees (Fiscal Code art. 60 pt. 2, up to RON 10,000 gross a month) was removed by OUG 156/2024 for income from January 2025, together with the equivalent reliefs in construction and agri-food. IT staff are taxed like other employees. Employer CAM, 2.25%, was not affected (kpmg.com, checked 2026-10-07).
2025-12-18: Law 239/2025 raised the fine for receiving a person to work without an employment contract to RON 40,000 per person and capped total fines for one employer at RON 1,000,000. One press source puts the start at 2026-01-01 (inspectiamuncii.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
2026-04-27: OUG 32/2026 on foreigners’ access to the labour market entered into force: the WorkinRomania.gov.ro platform, a shortage-occupation list, placement agencies authorised by ANOFM with a financial guarantee of EUR 75,000 for up to 250 placed foreigners, a ban on authorised employers hiring for other employers, and a single request in place of the employment authorisation (igi.mai.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07). Parliament amended parts of it in the approving law, which we did not read.
2026-06-07: the EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition deadline passed without a Romanian law. A Senate bill was filed on 2026-06-17 and the Legislative Council gave a negative opinion on 2026-06-26; first gender pay gap reports for employers with 150 or more employees are expected in June 2027. Not law (legal500.com, checked 2026-10-07).
2026-07-01: the national minimum gross wage rose from RON 4,050 to RON 4,325 a month. For employees paid exactly the minimum, press coverage says the tax-free amount falls from RON 300 to RON 200 and the employer’s total cost is RON 4,418 (startupcafe.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
2026-08-08: the new visa system took over; the old one accepted applications until 2026-08-07 (birisgoran.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
2026-09-30: the state of the Ministry of Labour register of temporary work agents used on this page, published 2026-10-05 (mmuncii.gov.ro, checked 2026-10-07).
Numbers vendors haven’t updated
Minimum wage. The rate in force is RON 4,325 from 2026-07-01. Deel’s and Multiplier’s Romania pages give RON 4,050, and RemotePass, Atlas HXM and Borderless AI give RON 3,700. Remote’s page gives RON 4,325 (deel.com, usemultiplier.com, remotepass.com, atlashxm.com, hireborderless.com, remote.com, checked 2026-10-07).
Employer cost. The statute gives 2.25%. Deel’s page says “employer cost is generally estimated at 2.85% of the employee salary” and lists extra items; Oyster gives “approximately 6.25% of gross salary”; Playroll gives 2.25% (deel.com, oysterhr.com, playroll.com, checked 2026-10-07).
Probation. The Code gives up to 90 days, 120 for management. Skuad’s page says up to 30 days for operational roles and 90 for management; Multiplier’s page gives 30 and 90 in one place and 90 and 120 in another (skuad.io, usemultiplier.com, checked 2026-10-07).
Overtime and holidays. Overtime time off is within 90 days per DLA Piper; RemoFirst says 30 working days and Atlas HXM 60 days. The count of public holidays is 17; RemoFirst says 15 and RemotePass 14 (remofirst.com, atlashxm.com, remotepass.com, checked 2026-10-07).
How we built this page
Facts were collected and checked on 2026-10-07 against Romanian legislation and Labour Inspectorate summaries, Eurostat, ANAF, PwC and law-firm material; the Labour Code was read in a copy labelled 2020. We checked the Ministry of Labour register of temporary work agents (state at 2026-09-30) for each vendor by name and by CUI, reading its PDF as text, and used trade-register mirrors for company details; where a vendor operates through a differently named entity or a partner, our search cannot see it. Vendors are ordered with registered and stated own entities first, then partners, then those that do not disclose; no vendor pays for placement.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an Employer of Record cost in Romania?
Two layers. Employer contributions are 2.25% of gross with no ceiling: RON 5,400 on RON 240,000 a year and RON 10,800 on RON 480,000. The EOR fee is on top: list prices in our table run from $99 to $699 per month, and three vendors show a price on a Romanian page (Skuad from $249, Deel from $599, Remote $699).
Is Employer of Record legal in Romania?
Only through a licensed route. Romania has no EOR statute; the regime that fits is the temporary work agent under Labour Code arts. 88-102, which needs Ministry of Labour authorisation and a financial guarantee. A mission lasts up to 24 months, 36 with extensions. We found no Romanian law-firm text on EOR as such, so the verdict is a reading of the Code.
Which EOR in Romania is on the temporary work agents register?
Four of the 19 providers: Remote (Remote Technology RO SRL), Pebl (Velocity Global Romania SRL), G-P (Globalization Partners RO SRL) and Boundless (Boundless Payroll RO SRL), in the Ministry of Labour register as of 2026-09-30, published 2026-10-05. We read a text copy of the PDF, so check the original. Not found by name or tax ID is not non-compliance: a vendor may use a differently named entity or a partner.
What is the cheapest EOR in Romania?
Among prices shown on a Romanian page, Skuad is lowest at $249 per month, then Deel from $599 and Remote at $699. Global list prices go lower, to $99 at Native Teams. Of the four providers in the register, Boundless lists the lowest price, from $199 a month globally. Price says nothing about the legal basis: ask who employs your hire first.
What are the risks of hiring through an EOR in Romania?
With a licensed agent, the client must pay unpaid wages, taxes and contributions on the worker's request if the agent has not paid within 15 calendar days. Receiving a person to work without an employment contract is fined RON 40,000 per person, capped at RON 1,000,000 per employer since 2025-12-18. We found no source saying whether that fine would be applied to a client of an unlicensed EOR.
Should I hire a contractor instead of using an EOR in Romania?
If the person works independently, yes: see [how to pay contractors in Romania](/software/contractor-payouts/romania/) and [our hiring guide](/hire-contractors/romania/). DLA Piper notes that independent contractor arrangements risk being reclassified as employment. See [EOR vs PEO](/blog/eor-vs-peo/).
Can an EOR in Romania sponsor a work visa?
EU, EEA and Swiss nationals need no work permit. For non-EU workers, OUG 32/2026 bars an employer authorised on the D/AM2 route from hiring foreigners for the benefit of other employers, with a fine of RON 5,000-10,000 per foreigner. For a D/AM1 or EU Blue Card the employer files the request itself, and we found no rule on whether a temporary work agency may do so.
Can I keep an EOR employee in Romania for more than three years?
A temporary work mission may be set for at most 24 months, with extensions up to 36 months in total. The law does not say what happens when the 36 months run out, or whether successive missions at the same client can be chained. Ask the provider in writing how it structures a longer hire.
Where to go next
These platforms head to head
The full listings
Hiring contractors in Romania instead
Employer of Record in other countries
Sources
The vendor pages every fact came from, with the date each was checked.
19 platforms tracked in this category. Every fact in the entries above comes from the vendor's own pages — each carries a footnote with the source and the date we checked it, and where a vendor publishes nothing we leave the field out rather than guess. Scores are ours and are not for sale. Full methodology · Report an error
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